John C. McDonough Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire From: Barbara Gottlock - BGOTTLOC@ccsd.edu Surname: MCDONOUGH Source: History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915 Page 1269 JOHN C. McDONOUGH, a man of business activity and a well known citizen of Portsmouth, N. H., is joint owner, with William P. Gray, of The Scenic Temple. In addition to this theatre and hall, this firm conducts a line Page 1270 of moving picture theatres throughout the state of Maine. Mr. McDonough is a native of Portsmouth, the date of his birth being March 10, 1868, and is a son of Richard and Frances (Eagan) McDonough, natives of Ireland. Richard McDonough was a carriage painter by trade and for many years was foreman in a factory in Portsmouth. He died in this city, where his widow still resides. They were married in Manchester, N. H., and became parents of the following children: Mary Frances, mother superior in the convent at Lebanon, N. H. ; Hugh, deceased; John C., whose name heads this record; Katherine; Elizabeth E., a teacher in the Portsmouth schools; Annie B., also a teacher in the local schools; Richard D., who is night editor of the Portsmouth Chronicle and is also truant officer and juvenile justice of the police court ; Charles, who died at the age of twenty-two years; and William H., who is a carriage painter. . John C. McDonough attended the public schools only until he reached the age of thirteen years. He clerked in a gentlemen's furnishings store, and later for a time in a shoe store. He was then variously employed, working for a time at carriage painting, the trade of plumber, and at ship building. He then embarked in the theatrical line--about the year 1899. He leased a hall which he rented out for various purposes and meetings, and met with such success that he ventured into his present business about seven years ago. He has taken an interest in civic affairs and for two years served as clerk for the street commissioners, and a like period as clerk of the board of assessors. In August, 1899, Mr. McDonough married Frances Katherine Mahoney, who was born in Greenland, N. H., and is a daughter of Thomas Mahoney. One child was born of this union, Jocelyn E. In religious faith, the family is Catholic. Mr. McDonough affiliates with the Order of Elks. Royal Arcanum, the Portsmouth Athletic Club, the Portsmouth.Country Club, and the Board of Trade. **************************************************************************** * * * * Notice: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.